For anyone wondering the sound quality for Bluetooth is 1000 times better on 4.3.
I tested this on 3 different stereo headsets with beats enabled and disabled. It is extremely noticeable how much HTC/Google improved Bluetooth quality on the latest update.
This makes me so glad as Bluetooth quality with 4.2.2 was extremely lacking.
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LockeCPM4 said:
For anyone wondering the sound quality for Bluetooth is 1000 times better on 4.3.
I tested this on 3 different stereo headsets with beats enabled and disabled. It is extremely noticeable how much HTC/Google improved Bluetooth quality on the latest update.
This makes me so glad as Bluetooth quality with 4.2.2 was extremely lacking.
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Is it better than the bluetooth A2DP support in the sense version of 4.2? because I use that dialy in my car and have been waiting for them to improve the quality or mods to this effect since I got the phone. I would install 4.3 and give up zoe's just for this.
OK just got done doing a side by side comparison with a stock sense HTC one, and quality is about the same.
I did notice that enabling beats on a stock HTC one has more bass than my GE but not much.
On a clarity and volume level they are nearly identical.
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Mine actually shows song info on my car display now.
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Any Bluetooth improvement is a plus! Thanks for sharing.
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Mine actually shows song info on my car display now.
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This has been working since the Sense 4.1.2 ROMs but glad to hear it's working on GE now.
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Mine actually shows song info on my car display now.
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AVRCP 1.3 support from Android 4.3. Already implemented in HTC Sense.
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Mine actually shows song info on my car display now.
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How about info from Spotify, does that work for you?
I just noticed something a bit ago. I was cleaning out my garage and listening to some music using my Motorola S9 HD stereo headset, and took some garbage out to the road and the music was not cutting out. I left my phone in the garage and the road is about 100 feet away from where I took the garbage. I have never had this kind of range before.
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thanks
Thanks guys i was holding back on 4.3 now it seems its a must because i use Bluetooth all the time in my car
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Thanks guys i was holding back on 4.3 now it seems its a must because i use Bluetooth all the time in my car
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Don't wait anymore, you won't regret it! I use bluetooth in the car all the time, and this is so much clearer and reliable.
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Gorsty said:
Don't wait anymore, you won't regret it! I use bluetooth in the car all the time, and this is so much clearer and reliable.
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and the scary process begins changing the mid is such a pain, i'm sweating right now. I'm gonna go with the OTA update with this one. the dumps at the xda are being reported for problems.
Can anyone confirm if the sound quality is comparable to using A2DP with aptX on Sense 5? I currently use the HTC Car A100 Bluetooth dongle for streaming music, and when I was on the stock Google 4.2.2 ROM it sounded horrible.
Can we finally use Dualshock 3 controllers???
earlyberd said:
Can anyone confirm if the sound quality is comparable to using A2DP with aptX on Sense 5? I currently use the HTC Car A100 Bluetooth dongle for streaming music, and when I was on the stock Google 4.2.2 ROM it sounded horrible.
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I use a Belkin bluetooth audio adapter and the sound is comparable (4.3 GE vs 4.1.2 sense). Don't know about 4.2.2 sense though. I don't have a custom stereo but it is a decent stock system. Is there a way to see if you are running adp?
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Can we finally use Dualshock 3 controllers???
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I remembered try it today, and YES, it is working now :victory: :highfive:
well, the app said it works, I need to test it with the control... LOL
SLver said:
I remembered try it today, and YES, it is working now :victory: :highfive:
well, the app said it works, I need to test it with the control... LOL
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Just tried it out myself, works perfectly, thanks!
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I use a Belkin bluetooth audio adapter and the sound is comparable (4.3 GE vs 4.1.2 sense). Don't know about 4.2.2 sense though. I don't have a custom stereo but it is a decent stock system. Is there a way to see if you are running adp?
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I think I'll go ahead and test it myself and report my findings. I can connect the HTC car adapter to a pair of headphones, which should give me a good comparison environment. My new car also has built-in Bluetooth with support for A2DP, but since I've had the HTC car adapter for longer, I figured I'd be better off using the HTC adapter instead.
For what it's worth, Sense 5 using either 4.1.2 or 4.2.2 has the same sound quality since aptX is present on both, but I think CSR's "CD quality" claim about aptX might be bogus. I spend most of my time streaming Google Music at 320kbps (a.k.a. high quality) in the car, so if the Google ROM can stream ~320kbps over A2DP without the need for the proprietary aptX, I should be fine.
The Bluetooth on 4.3 is still using SBC instead of aptX, and there is a noticeable drop in audio quality when doing to 4.3.
However, it isn't really a deal-breaker for me. I'll probably end up just running an aux cable to my phone instead.
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- Smoothness
- gps works
- radio works flawlessly (I'm using ec05 modem.)
- when unplugging aux cable while playing music w/ stock music player, it stops music.
- LED notification light is working now.
- Removal of Clear level 2 RAM so newbies don't break anything.
Netflix IS working!
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This update might now keep Epic users from throwing their phones out the window
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This update might now keep Epic users from throwing their phones out the window
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Or keep them from jumping ship so soon!
Op did you try the EF02 or EF10 Modem?
Audio has been completely scratch/stutter free, even with voodoo audio on so far. That alone makes me love this update.
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Audio has been completely scratch/stutter free, even with voodoo audio on so far. That alone makes me love this update.
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Might the bluetooth routing bugs (where all audio comes out of the ear speaker after disconnecting) be fixed too?
But THAT is wonderful news and what I was hoping for. I have had way too much trouble making my Epic a reliable media player which can multitask, and it's Touchwiz bugs taking most of the blame for the stuttering, in my experience. Has the stock music player changed at all? They did away with some features from the Eclair one which were actually better, which I didn't appreciate...
Ffc still sideways while video chatting?
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Might the bluetooth routing bugs (where all audio comes out of the ear speaker after disconnecting) be fixed too?
But THAT is wonderful news and what I was hoping for. I have had way too much trouble making my Epic a reliable media player which can multitask, and it's Touchwiz bugs taking most of the blame for the stuttering, in my experience. Has the stock music player changed at all? They did away with some features from the Eclair one which were actually better, which I didn't appreciate...
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Looks like it's the same one as Froyo. I use Poweramp so rarely ever touch the stock player.
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Looks like it's the same one as Froyo. I use Poweramp so rarely ever touch the stock player.
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Thanks. Now can you or someone else test the bluetooth routing? (To test, play something through stereo BT, then switch to voice headset mode on another device by placing or taking a call, then see after you disconnect both devices if media audio is routed incorrectly through the phone ear speaker like it is in Froyo.)
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Thanks. Now can you or someone else test the bluetooth routing? (To test, play something through stereo BT, then switch to voice headset mode on another device by placing or taking a call, then see after you disconnect both devices if media audio is routed incorrectly through the phone ear speaker like it is in Froyo.)
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Audio is routed correctly. I just played Pandora in my car over Bluetooth for about 30 min, placed a couple of calls over Bluetooth, and then placed a call when I got home. All worked great!
Anyone else notice that ram usage is crazy high? Mine is at 285mn
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jfharden said:
Audio is routed correctly. I just played Pandora in my car over Bluetooth for about 30 min, placed a couple of calls over Bluetooth, and then placed a call when I got home. All worked great!
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Yayuh. ^_^
Noticing a SEVERE battery drain when in a dead area (searching for signal constantly). At 15% and made one phone call for 1 minute in a period of 7 hours.
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Has anyone tested to see if the FM radio works with EF02?
There were reports of some people had it working under EE03.
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Has anyone tested to see if the FM radio works with EF02?
There were reports of some people had it working under EE03.
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I'll test it right now.
monke30butt said:
Has anyone tested to see if the FM radio works with EF02?
There were reports of some people had it working under EE03.
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I tried but couldn't get it to scan any channels. Feel free to try it yourself. Flashable zip right here.
No FM radio for me.
My LED notification light is working now.
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No FM radio for me.
My LED notification light is working now.
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Almost forgot about that, added to OP.
Overstew said:
Noticing a SEVERE battery drain when in a dead area (searching for signal constantly). At 15% and made one phone call for 1 minute in a period of 7 hours.
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Was that with the Ec05 modem or the ef02 modem? I get fairly bad battery drain while at work. From the reports that I've heard, it sounds like the ef02 modem has greatly increased signal strength.
how can i use radio on ef02?
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Almost forgot about that, added to OP.
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Led noifications didn't work for you guys?
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Hi guys,?
I've been using my iconia for a few weeks now and i m starting to quite get along with the Android world.
Im using a FREEBOX for router and it now has AIRMEDIA, compatible with apple's airplay (again, dont throw rocks...just asking)
It made me wonder if there was any tweaks to choose the speakers i wanna use, like airplay.
Lets say i want to use gmusic and send sound to my hifi system from the tablet, how could i do that ?
Thanks forward
Shyriu
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Hi guys,?
I've been using my iconia for a few weeks now and i m starting to quite get along with the Android world.
Im using a FREEBOX for router and it now has AIRMEDIA, compatible with apple's airplay (again, dont throw rocks...just asking)
It made me wonder if there was any tweaks to choose the speakers i wanna use, like airplay.
Lets say i want to use gmusic and send sound to my hifi system from the tablet, how could i do that ?
Thanks forward
Shyriu
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1/8 to (2) RCA adapter
Thx kjy
I was thinking of a wireless mode ... but im sure you did know already
shyriu said:
Thx kjy
I was thinking of a wireless mode ... but im sure you did know already
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Yes I did. And there are alternative wireless setups you can purchase.
Last time I was at Radio Shack, I saw a unit that you plugged into your headset jack, then plugged the receiver into your stereo which allowed wireless transmission from one to the other. I don't remember how much they cost, but I remember it wasn't too pricey.
Thanks, i ll look into it
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Thanks, i ll look into it
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Found a solution for this?
I have the Airplay DLNA speakers from Bowers & Wilkins, the Zeppelin Air. Currently I am streaming thru Twonky mobile and this works perfect on my Galaxy TAB.
I also tried Honey Player and DoubleTwist, but both of these apps do not do the trick...
Nevertheless am I searching for a way to stream Radio and Podcasts....
Who can help?
MP3, Radio and Podcasts now via Honey Player (new version 7th of July) working with my B&W Zeppelin Air speakers!! Apple Airplay on Android.. nice ..
Works fantastic...
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My JVC worked fine with all my other phones.
But with the S3, I get lots of crackling sound whenever I use bluetooth from the SIII. I still get the music, there is just crackling that goes along with it.
I've tried stock ROM and several other ROM's & kernels, including AOKP and CM9. No change in the problem at all.
Gonna take the SIII to AT&T tomorrow to have them replace it, unless someone else has a better suggestion.
CZ Eddie said:
My JVC worked fine with all my other phones.
But with the S3, I get lots of crackling sound whenever I use bluetooth from the SIII. I still get the music, there is just crackling that goes along with it.
I've tried stock ROM and several other ROM's & kernels, including AOKP and CM9. No change in the problem at all.
Gonna take the SIII to AT&T tomorrow to have them replace it, unless someone else has a better suggestion.
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I have the Tunelink bluetooth adapter for iphone/android, and it works fine with my verizon GSIII. No crackling, perfect audio.
I am not having any bt problems with my pioneer deck
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CZ Eddie said:
My JVC worked fine with all my other phones.
But with the S3, I get lots of crackling sound whenever I use bluetooth from the SIII. I still get the music, there is just crackling that goes along with it.
I've tried stock ROM and several other ROM's & kernels, including AOKP and CM9. No change in the problem at all.
Gonna take the SIII to AT&T tomorrow to have them replace it, unless someone else has a better suggestion.
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I've owned 3 different android phones and have experienced crackling in high frequencies with every single bluetooth device I've tested. Headphones, car audio docks, portable a2dp receivers... all complete sh1t. This is due to A2DP audio compression codec which producers these artifacts when audio stream becomes too complex for it to handle. No worries tho, as SGS3 now supports aptX A2DP codec so I'd suggest you start looking into bluetooth receivers that support aptX... or, just stick with good old analog audio over the 3.5mm audio cable. Many years of fighting A2DP and always come back to this rock solid solution.
Thanks, guys.
All my other phones were also Android.
If the replacement phone has the same problem then I'll try a newer car stereo and look for one with aptX support.
Also having issues
I have the same issue with my S3 and both my JVC car receiver and my Rocketfish headphones. Any other options besides upgrading receiving devices (my car receiver is very new)? Any possibility of changing the codec that is being used?
CZ Eddie said:
My JVC worked fine with all my other phones.
But with the S3, I get lots of crackling sound whenever I use bluetooth from the SIII. I still get the music, there is just crackling that goes along with it.
I've tried stock ROM and several other ROM's & kernels, including AOKP and CM9. No change in the problem at all.
Gonna take the SIII to AT&T tomorrow to have them replace it, unless someone else has a better suggestion.
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I have jvc kd-x50bt and sound is perfect try to upgrade firmware and even if you bought radio recently that dont mean you have new firmware
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Thanks for the idea... Unfortunately updating the firmware did not resolve my problem.
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I have jvc kd-x50bt and sound is perfect try to upgrade firmware and even if you bought radio recently that dont mean you have new firmware
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A replacement phone resolved the issue.
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Hi Guys,
I know that the Galaxy S3 has APT-X enabled with Wolfson DAC. Can we discuss on some good headsets that will sound great with GS3??
What about external DAC like E17 USB DAC?? Will that make much difference in sound quality?
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Hi Guys,
I know that the Galaxy S3 has APT-X enabled with Wolfson DAC. Can we discuss on some good headsets that will sound great with GS3??
What about external DAC like E17 USB DAC?? Will that make much difference in sound quality?
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hello
my verizon store gave me this set for free:
http://www.monstercable.com/productdisplay.asp?pin=6490
they sound amazing to me. I usually use the ones off amazon that are like $3 or something.
I was considering selling them, but my wife said she can hear me much better when i use these as a microphone.
So ill keep them.
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hello
my verizon store gave me this set for free:
http://www.monstercable.com/productdisplay.asp?pin=6490
they sound amazing to me. I usually use the ones off amazon that are like $3 or something.
I was considering selling them, but my wife said she can hear me much better when i use these as a microphone.
So ill keep them.
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Thanks for your reply. Have you tried using sennheiser earphones? Many of them in XDA saying its wonderful.
Please share your thoughts and experience so that we can keep this thread live.
What about the external amplifiers like fiio e17?
I use Skullcandy Titans. With siyah kernel (voodoo sound) they sound amazing. Especially the bass effect is out of this world!!
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venkatesh.velmani said:
I use Skullcandy Titans. With siyah kernel (voodoo sound) they sound amazing. Especially the bass effect is out of this world!!
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thanks Venkatesh. Can you tell me where can i get this kernal?
Can anyone tell me whether my apt-X compatible Bluetooth headset will be able to make use of the apt-X functionality of the phone if I'm on an AOSP rom instead of a touchwiz-rom? Or is it kernel-specific?
Edit: Never mind, I tested it myself here
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Can anyone tell me whether my apt-X compatible Bluetooth headset will be able to make use of the apt-X functionality of the phone if I'm on an AOSP rom instead of a touchwiz-rom? Or is it kernel-specific?
Edit: Never mind, I tested it myself here
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Is APTX ROM or Kernel specific? Somebody knows this?
I have loaded several different TW roms on my gs4, and only Tasks AOKP for aosp roms. I have noticed the sound quality in AOSP is horrible compared to TW. I first noticed it when I plugged it into my car radio, it sounded muffled and muddy. I tried playing with the settings, even bought faux sound in hopes it would help but it did not. I plugged my friends iPhone in and played the same song to see if it was my radio... It was not. So I loaded a backup of a TW rom I had and low and behold it sounded just as good as the iPhone, just slightly quieter, turning the volume up a little and I couldnt tell the difference. I loaded the backups of TW and AOKP roms back to back with my headphones with different songs to see if I was just dreaming, but there is a huge difference in highs and lows, base sounds underpowered and starts crackling in AOSP. Faux sound didnt help anything, tried playing with the equalizer, and it never sounded anything close to the TW rom. I was going to try and load CM 10.1, but have not done so since they are still on nightly's with no RC or final builds.
Now I know AOSP uses open source drivers, so is this the problem? Or am I missing something that could be causing this?
EDIT: AOSP DOES NOT HAVE APT-X.
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Use APT-X on AOSP instead.
Otherwise, I can't comment on bluetooth since I only use the APT-X codec. But Task has stated in the past he does not care about bluetooth audio.
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I think the exact opposite, my phone sounds better on AOKP then TW. Are you setting all the equalizers up properly?
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I think the exact opposite, my phone sounds better on AOKP then TW. Are you setting all the equalizers up properly?
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I'm using the headphone jack to physically connect it on my car, so its not the BT. I'll look up APT-X, doesnt sound familiar to me. And as far as I can tell its setup properly. I looked up settings that several people suggested. I'm open to trying your settings if you want to post them.
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I'm using the headphone jack to physically connect it on my car, so its not the BT. I'll look up APT-X, doesnt sound familiar to me. And as far as I can tell its setup properly. I looked up settings that several people suggested. I'm open to trying your settings if you want to post them.
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Setting the volume all the way up on your phone while its connect to aux may cause distortion. Set it at least 3/4th of the volume bar and control the rest via the headunit.
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No problem with distortion on TW rom with volume all the way up. Also it doesnt really explain the headphone issues.
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No problem with distortion on TW rom with volume all the way up. Also it doesnt really explain the headphone issues.
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Not on touch wiz but AOKP. Volumes seem to be louder as this is also a issue on my HTC One.
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I'm using the headphone jack to physically connect it on my car, so its not the BT. I'll look up APT-X, doesnt sound familiar to me.
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Oh sorry, I thought I read that you were using Bluetooth.
APT-X is the high-definition version of Bluetooth. Comparable to using the headphone jack for audio quality, but with less noise.
If you want the ultimate in audio quality at the expense of some convenience, then try to find a USB DAC that works with the S4. I'm not sure if there are any yet. But they're worth it if you think you might be an audiophile.
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CZ Eddie said:
Use APT-X on AOSP instead.
Otherwise, I can't comment on bluetooth since I only use the APT-X codec...
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How do you use the APT-X codec? Is it part of one of the custom ROMs? I was under the impression that only the international version supported APT-X.
This has been my experience with samsung devices in the past as well. They do a good job with sound quality in the stock software. If you go to a AOSP type ROM, you need some other sound application to improve quality.
EDIT: AOSP ROM'S DO NOT HAVE APT-X.
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GeorgeP said:
How do you use the APT-X codec? Is it part of one of the custom ROMs? I was under the impression that only the international version supported APT-X.
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All Samsung Galaxy S3/S4 TouchWiz and Google Edition ROM's have had APT-X since the Galaxy S3.
All you need to do is find a Car Stereo or a Receiver that support APT-X and then connect by Bluetooth and it automatically uses the APT-X hi-def codec.
Since I never found a Car Stereo that supports it (still new tech) I just connected an APT-X bluetooth receiver to my car stereo. So my phone connects to the receiver. Then the receiver sends the audio directly to my car stereo via 3.5mm audio cable. I hide the receiver inside my dashboard behind the car stereo.